Hey ya all. here's the new chapter. hope you like it.
The search for the Jinchuuriki had lasted for a year, but it seemed as if it was an eternity. Every time one of the kages caught a scent of the whereabouts of the Jinchuuriki, they disappeared again. And every time they met, once every six months, they all reported nothing.
The kages also became aware that they weren't the only ones looking for the demons.
"Any status on Orochimaru?" the Kazekage asked. When the other kages said no the meeting ended. The same feeling of a doomsday approaching, hanging over each kages head.
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A blond and two brunets walked threw a small town. The town was close to the village hidden in the rain so rain fell steadily.
"Gah! I hate the rain!" Kiba said. Akamaru barked an agreement. Naruto nodded his agreement, misery evident on his face along with Neji.
"Lets find a hotel. It seem unnatural if we stayed out in this storm and didn't catch a cold." Neji said pulling his drenched cloak closer to him. They nodded their agreement and walked into the first hotel they found.
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Meanwhile, Gaara sat at a window seal in a room and let out a load curse. He hated the rain, hated this village and the fact that after two years he was so close to the place he hated more then anything.
"Why are we here Saria?" he asked.
"Because." The girl whose hair was as red as his said, "we just stopping by here then moving further north."
"I hate it here." Gaara said for the millionth time since they had arrived.
Saria let out a sigh, "you've said that already. Don't worry its just until the storm passes."
Gaara looked back out the window of he room they shared and saw only rain splatter against the glass. Then he saw three figures walked into the door of the hotel he and Saria stayed at. Great. More people. He thought cursing his bad luck.
A small knock came from the door and Saria went over to answer. It was a woman in her thirties.
"Lunch will be ready in five minutes. Please come join us down stairs." She said before walking to the room beside theirs.
"Hungry Gaara?" Saria asked closing the door.
"Not really." Gaara said before a load roar came from his stomach.
"Hehe. Looks like your stomach doesn't agree. Come on grumpy lets go eat." She said grabbing Gaara's hand and racing down the stairs.
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Naruto, Kiba, and Neji set their things down in a large room they would share. It was plain but had two beds and a coach to sleep on.
"So who gets a bed and who gets the coach?" Naruto asked.
"I vote Naruto for the coach." Neji said out of nowhere.
"Sounds good!" Kiba said enthusiastic.
"What?" Naruto asked shocked.
"You get the coach." Neji said smirking. Naruto let out a stream of unheard cruses and set his things down on the coach.
"Come on guys lets go get something to eat. The inn keeper said lunch was about ready." Kiba said looking at them. The other two followed Kiba out the door and down into the lobby.
When they got down stair they turned left into a large dinning area where a pig was being carved. In a corner two red heads sat.
"What are they doing here?" Kyuubi said in Naruto's head causing the blond to stop suddenly, Neji and Kiba soon did the same. The other demons asking the same in Kiba's and Neji's heads.
Who? They asked the demons.
There's no doubt. Gobi said in Neji's head, those two are Ichibi and Nibi.
Ichibi and Nibi?
Those two are just like you three. They are Jinchuuriki. Naruto, Kiba, and Neji looked at Gaara and Saria shocked until they looked at them and shock was displayed on their faces as well.
Were not the only ones? All five Jinchuuriki thought.
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A woman in her late twenties walked into the village. Her hair was a dirty brown and tied into a single ponytail and her eyes shone an intense aqua green. She dressed in an orange shirt that stopped mid-arm and had shoulder guards. Underneath and black shirt and around her neck a white cloth scarf. She had black pants and black shinobi shoes. And of course a waterproof cloak, which held her and a brown hawk.
By her side was a girl about eleven years old. Her hair was red and looked like fire from a distance that fell to her mid-back. She wore a dark purple shirt with black cargo pants and black shinobi shoes. Around her hands were bandages.
But as odd as she looked the one thing that made people look back at her as she walked by were the pools of light orange that were suppose to be her eyes.
They walked into the town with steady and quite steps. Memories came to the older woman's head.
Flashback:
She stood in the Hokage's office. Her teacher, Tsunade, stood behind the desk and was healing the third after he had a coughing fit.
"Please take care lord Hokage." Tsunade said, "Your condition will worsen if you don't rest."
"How can I rest with those beasts lose?" he questioned before turning to her, "Kurei. Your mission is to find and bring back the Jinchuuriki. It will be tough but I believe you can do it."
Kurei looked at her teacher and saw evident anger. Tsunade and her knew that no one could match a Jinchuuriki. So basically they were sending her to her death and the kages didn't give a damn. They just wanted his precious pets back.
"With all do respect I wish to take one of my students with me." she said.
The Third raised an eyebrow but when Kurei said no more, he sighed and nodded his head.
Kurei bowed, "thank you lord Hokage."
The third nodded and she was dismissed. Kurei walked out of the room disgust.
"Kurei!" a female voice said. Kurei turned to see Tsunade following her, "Kurei you don't have to do this." She said worried.
"But I must Tsunade-sama." She said facing her, "if I don't, I'll just be arrested. And I rather not."
Tsunade's face showed obvious worry.
"Tsunade-sama. Will you look after my other student, Sakura while I'm gone? She's very talented in medical Ninjutsu and very may surpass us one day."
Tsunade looked at Kurei shocked. She hardly ever gave compliments. Never mind openly admit someone would surpass her.
Her, Kurei. The younger version of Tsunade herself, they even looked like each other for Kami's sake!
Understanding Tsunade nodded her agreement and watched as her adopted daughter and her oldest student leave the village to their doom.
End flashback:
Kurei stopped and made a fist, her nails dug into her palm leaving marks. Bastard. What the hell are we to you? She thought thinking of all the ways she could kill the third before leaving.
"Kurei-sensei." The girl said noticing her sensei tense. Kurei let out a slow breath.
"Its fine Kasai(1)." She said smiling foolishly and placing a hand on the girls' head, "lets see if there he, ne?"
Kasai nodded her head but she was still unsure of her sensei. Is she really that angry at the Third? She wondered. Then she remembered the brief explanation she got for the impossible mission and felt herself tense. On second thought. I see why she hates him so much. She thought watching her sensei.
Kurei stopped in the middle of the town and let her senses sharpen until she could feel the chakra around her. She looked passed the blaze of a chakra that was right next to her and searched farther. Five abnormal chakras? She thought. They're leaving an inn and heading into the forest.
Kurei opened her eyes, "lets go. Kasai." She said heading in the direction the abnormal charkas were coming from.
Kasai nodded and both woman and child quieted their movements even more and followed her sensei.
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The leaf run-always and the sand ninja watched each other intently. What do we do? They questioned.
"So." Neji said breaking the silence, "you two are Ichibi and Nibi?"
Gaara nodded his head, "and you are Kyuubi, Gobi, and Shichibi."
Neji nodded his head.
"So what do we do now?" Naruto asked being the dobe he is. Neji went and hit him over the head
"I guess we could stop being hostile." Kiba said in a whisper meaning for only Akamaru to hear. But Naruto heard him and was soon in front of Gaara, his hand extended.
"Hi." He said chipper, "my name is Naruto Uzumaki. What's your name?"
Gaara looked at Naruto's out stretched hand when he felt his own hand move against his will. At first he thought Ichibi was going to kill the blond boy in front of him but when he felt a warm presence.
Recognizing it as Saria's chakra, he relaxed and watched curiously at what she was making his hand do. He was rather uncomfortable when his hand clasped around the blond boys elbow.
Naruto's goofy grin widened when the red head boy who had shared the pain Naruto, Kiba, and Neji had felt, grab his elbow in a brotherly shake.
"Don't be shy." Saria said coming to Gaara's side, "tell him your name."
Gaara felt Saria's chakra leave his hand and he let go of Naruto's arm, "Gaara." He grunted.
Naruto smiled and turned to Saria, extending his hand again, "and you? I'm Naruto."
"Saria." She said gripping Naruto's elbow, also smiling.
Neji came over smirking with Kiba not far behind grinning in what seemed an evil way but in truth it was just his normal smile.
"Neji." Neji introduced following Naruto's lead.
"I'm Kiba. And this is Akamaru." Kiba said pointing to himself then to Akamaru who rested on his head.
"Arf." The puppy said in acknowledgment. Saria nodded.
"Lets go eat somewhere!" Naruto said, trying to keep the light mood.
"We just ate." Neji said.
"But I'm still hungry." Naruto protested.
"Baka!" Kiba said hitting Naruto on the head. Soon he three leaf ninja were arguing.
Gaara watched as the three other Jinchuuriki argued about if they would allow Naruto to get a second lunch. As he watched he didn't notice his lips slowly and barely curve up, into a smile.
Saria glanced over at Gaara amused by the blond boy. But she heard herself gasp when her eyes fell to Gaara's face. He's… smiling. She thought. Saria had never seen Gaara smile and after many failed attempts to make him smile she thought it was impossible.
The look of surprise on Saria's face quickly melted away and in its place was a soft, gentle look. She looked back at the boarding blond. Now if only I could get Gaara to smile like that. She thought unaware of the pink on her cheeks.
the end.
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(1) kasai kaki. both mean fire.
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